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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
329 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
* AT 329 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 25 NM EAST OF EDISTO BUOY, MOVING EAST AT
30 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY OPEN WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC
EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
LAT...LON 3240 7870 3259 7874 3270 7841 3265 7831
3257 7832 3242 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 252DEG 29KT 3251 7861
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<34 KTS
ACD
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